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Re: Confused about window size

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J.R. wrote on 01 nov 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> On 30-10-2012 20:29, Andrew Poulos wrote:
> <snip>
> 
>>> =======================================
>>> <!DOCTYPE HTML>
>>>
>>> <script type='text/javascript'>
>>> alert([window.document.documentElement.clientWidth,
>>>         window.document.documentElement.clientHeight])
>>> </script>
>>> =======================================

Wrong attribution, I wrote that!

> In IE, the HTML element (document.documentElement) is used for the 
> viewport in standards mode (also known as "strict mode") and the body 
> (document.body) is used in "quirks mode".

No matter, as the Q was about viewpordt in mobile browsers.

> document.documentElement.clientHeight (in strict mode) may  output a 
> slightly different value from document.body.clientHeight (in quirks
> mode). 

Mobile browsers, do they have a strict and a quircks mode.

Methinks not, but have no proof. 

>> Sorry,my bad. I should've made it clearer that I'm using appMobi to
>> create an android app from HTML5 pages. While I can get a HTML5 page
>> to display the viewport size correctly it fails as an app.
>>
>> I was hoping it was just some misunderstanding on my part but now it
>> seems to be a flaw in appMobi.
> 
> Although you are supplying the HTML 5 Doctype (<!DOCTYPE HTML>), I
> can't see if the page is rendered in strict mode. Maybe this appMobi
> is doing something wrong.

No, he did not suply that, I used the HTML 5 Doctype.

Again, this test is only ment for mobie browsers.

> See:
> <http://www.quirksmode.org/mobile/viewports.html>
> <http://www.cinsoft.net/viewport.asp>

Inconsequential.

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Confused about window size Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-30 18:02 +1100
  Re: Confused about window size "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-10-30 08:58 +0100
    Re: Confused about window size Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-30 20:44 +1100
      Re: Confused about window size "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-10-30 16:57 +0100
        Re: Confused about window size Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-31 10:29 +1100
          Re: Confused about window size "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-10-31 22:09 -0300
            Re: Confused about window size "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-11-01 18:14 +0100
  Re: Confused about window size David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-10-30 01:39 -0700

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